Blogs from North America - page 9438

Once again, thanks to everyone who wrote a quick comment on my Winnipeg story. Writing back always takes time -- so I appreciate your messages, and I hope you keep replying. As the comments pile up on the "blog," we seem to be starting our own little 'discussion' group for family and friends. I think it's neat! Toronto was surreal, but beautiful nonetheless! For those who are expecting an account of smog and awful smells, you will be disappointed. The train gently rocked through a dense ravine on its way to Union station. It was like sliding through a rain forest, only there would be the odd apartment complex that would rise out of the foliage. According to a native Torontonian on-board, there are few pathways that run along the creeks and rivers in the valley. ... read more

This weeks theme was super hero’s and me n Ying had the batman boys. ( the older boys 7-10) I also had shitty bus duty with Ryan a local doing an art major at college (he’s real good at drawing comic book characters! This gave me an extra 4 hrs every day, which sucks! One morning we left on of the little girls at the Y.M.C.A where we picked all the kids up and had to go back and get her, making us an hour late to camp. But it wasn’t entirely our fault, no one told us to go inside and sign her out because the parents usually come to the bus. For talent show Dustin gave us a skit from a scout skit website to do. It was about an elevator, quick and easy. ... read more

keen lake camping Keen lake camping was my first camping experience and it turned out to be the best one too.keen lake is located in the lush scenic beauty of the pocono mountains.The base attraction to this camping ground is the 90 acre lake,Which attracts quick attention.The calm lake with the early bird chirpings feels heavenly,away from the hustle and bustle of the crowded city life.u seem to b transported to an entirely different world. Keen Lake camping site offers,tent camping,RV camping,seasonal cottage camping,but my family and our friends preferred to go for tent camping.If u plan to camp this summer,booking in advance allows the best spots,like the one facing the lake.....U can pitch ur tent,facing the river and u will be taken away by the breathtaking beauty of nature,kids playing in the banks of ... read more

My first flight, on a plane bound for Los Angeles, California USA. Bleedin' hell that was a long and boring 14 hours, at least i slept some of the time. Finally landed in Los Angeles approximately 3 hours before i left date/time wise and drove up highway 1 (scenic coastal route) to the San Francisco Bay Area. Jetlag made me pull over and sleep about halfway to my destination. I began my Californian sunburn there since i was spontaneously tired where there was no shade and had to pull over immediately. Once i got to Berkeley i absent mindedly tried to find Leticia and Jonathan's place without asking for directions and promptly got lost, one of my favourite things to do. Almost everytime i get lost i find something i haven't seen before that i really ... read more

Only 38 days til I set off for Thailand (via Singapore), to meet Bert (Alicia) in the bedlam of Khao San Road and start the trip that's been making up the bulk of my thoughts for the last three months. The tentative itinerary is to spend a month in Thailand, two weeks in Cambodia, a month in Vietnam, and then a little over a month in India, after which Bert goes back to Poland and I have some decisions to make... either stay in India for a couple more months, heading to the south, or return to Thailand for a few more beaches and maybe venture into Malaysia and/or Indonesia. The possibilities are endless - ah, being young and free is brilliant. Even thinking about it makes me giddy and unwilling to focus on the mundanities ... read more